Dušan Lajović
Country (sports) | Serbia |
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Residence | Stara Pazova, Serbia |
Born | [1] Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | 30 June 1990
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 2007 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Coach | José Perlas (2016–) |
Prize money | US$ 6,709,489 |
Singles | |
Career record | 149–187 (44.3% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 23 (29 April 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 40 (23 August 2021)[2] |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2021) |
French Open | 4R (2014) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2014, 2017, 2021) |
US Open | 3R (2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 42–73 (36.5% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 82 (21 September 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 157 (23 August 2021) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2017) |
French Open | QF (2019) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2018) |
US Open | 2R (2014, 2018) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | F (2013) |
Last updated on: 30 August 2021. |
Dušan Lajović (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Лајовић; born 30 June 1990) is a Serbian professional tennis player.
Lajović has won one singles and two doubles titles[3] on the ATP Tour. On 29 April 2019, Lajović reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 23.[4] On 8 June 2015, he peaked at No. 104[5] in the doubles rankings. He is best known for his clay court game and strong flowing groundstrokes, especially his one-handed backhand. In recent years, he has proven a reliable and consistent player for the Serbian Davis Cup team contributing to their achieving one final, one semifinal, and three quarterfinals. He won his first tournament at the 2019 Croatia Open.
Tennis career[]
For a long time, Lajović primarily played on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit. In 2011 he qualified for the Kremlin Cup, and lost in the first round of the main draw. In the 2011 St. Petersburg Open, he reached the quarterfinals for the first time in his career. In 2012, he began working with a new coach, Boris Bošnjaković, played in the Davis Cup for the first time, reached the finals of 2012 Orbetello Challenger and won the 2012 Samarkand Challenger. Replacing an injured Janko Tipsarevic, he played two live rubbers in the 2013 Davis Cup final, including the deciding rubber against Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic. He was defeated comfortably in both but was praised by team-mate Novak Djokovic for how he coped with the big occasion.
2014: French Open round of 16[]
His first appearance in the main draw of a grand slam was at Australian Open and he reached second round where he lost to Kei Nishikori. He bettered this at the French Open by reaching the fourth round where he was beaten in straight sets by then-world number one and eventual champion Rafael Nadal.
2015: First ATP doubles title & second Davis Cup quarterfinal[]
Partnered with Radu Albot, they won the Istanbul doubles title, marking the first ATP doubles title for the Serb. At the French Open he lost to eventual champion Stan Wawrinka in the second round in four sets.
2016: Third Davis Cup quarterfinal[]
At the Argentina Open, Lajović reached quarterfinals defeating world No. 12 John Isner en route.[6] He reached semifinals of the Brasil Open after beating top seed and world No. 20 Benoît Paire in the second round, that was his first tour-level semifinal appearance after losing all eight prior quarterfinals matches before in his career.[7] This was followed by semifinal appearances at the Generali Open & Los Cabos Open.
2017: Masters round of 16 & Davis Cup semifinal[]
In Indian wells, the Serbian defeated five opponents to reach the fourth round eventually losing to Pablo Carreno Busta. His contributions in successful Davis Cup ties against Russia & Spain, resulted in Serbia making the semifinal where he defeated Lucas Pouille but lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
2018: Masters quarterfinal[]
At the Australian Open Lajović lost in five sets to US Open quarterfinalist Diego Schwartzman in his opening match. His next match was a five set loss to Miami Masters champion John Isner in a Davis Cup tie. A temporary return to the Challenger Tour resulted in winning the Open Region Guadeloupe.
After qualifying for the Monte-Carlo Masters, he faced 12 time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, losing in straight sets. At the Madrid Masters, he defeated former top ten player Richard Gasquet in the second round, followed by a victory over world No. 6 Juan Martín del Potro, before falling to world No. 8 Kevin Anderson in the quarterfinals. This clay-court season was topped off with a semifinal appearance at the Lyon Open and a five-set loss at the French Open to world No. 3 Alexander Zverev.
Lajović's first-round match at Wimbledon was against defending champion & world No. 2 Roger Federer, he would lose in three quick sets. At the China Open he was able to secure his second victory over a top 10 player, defeating world No. 7 Grigor Dimitrov. On 15 October, Lajović reached the top 50 ranking for the first time in his career.
2019: Top 25; Masters final, maiden title[]
In January 2019, Lajović scored his 100th career victory and reached a new career high ranking of world No. 45. Lajović secured his third top ten victory in Miami defeating world No. 6 Kei Nishikori. At the Monte-Carlo Masters, he reached his maiden ATP Tour final without dropping a set. En route to the final, Lajović defeated former top 10 player David Goffin, reigning French Open finalist, world No. 5 Dominic Thiem, and world No. 14 Daniil Medvedev. His run ended in the final against Fabio Fognini in straight sets. Lajović climbed to a new career high ranking of No. 24 at the conclusion of the tournament. Lajović won his first ATP Tour singles title at the Croatian Open in Umag, defeating Hungarian Attila Balázs in the final.[8]
2020: ATP Cup title[]
At the inaugural ATP Cup, Lajović assisted Serbia in making history as the first nation to win Davis, World Team and ATP Cups, winning four of six matches. At the Australian Open he defeated 2018 semifinalist Kyle Edmund in straight sets before losing to world no. 14 Diego Schwartzman in the third round.
Style of playing[]
Lajović plays his best games on clay courts, with a strong baseline game capable of creating decent pace on both wings. He can create heavy kick on his serve, especially effective on clay.
Personal life[]
Lajović was born 30 June 1990 in Belgrade, Serbia to parents Marina and Dragiša Lajović.[9] He started playing tennis when he was seven years old in T.K. Stara Pazova and later continued in T.K. Partizan Belgrade.[10] He lives in Stara Pazova, Serbia where he owns a cafe-restaurant.[11]
Performance timelines[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | P | NH |
Singles[]
Current through the 2021 Cincinnati.
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% | ||||
French Open | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | 4R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 9–8 | 53% | ||||
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | NH | 2R | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% | ||||
US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% | |||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 0 / 29 | 23–29 | 44% | ||||
National representation | |||||||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | QF | F | 1R | QF | QF | SF | 1R | QF | NH | 0 / 8 | 10–8 | 56% | |||||
World Team Cup | RR | RR | A | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||||
ATP Cup | Not Held | W | RR | 1 / 2 | 4–4 | 50% | |||||||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1 / 12 | 15–12 | 56% | ||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 2R | NH | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | |||||
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | NH | 3R | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% | ||||
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 1R | F | NH | 1R | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% | ||||
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | QF | 1R | NH | 1R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | ||||
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | 3R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||||
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | ||||
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 25% | |||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 8–8 | 2–3 | 3–6 | 0 / 34 | 24–34 | 41% | ||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Career | |||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 19 | Career total: 185 | ||||||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||||||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||||||
Hard Win–Loss | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 6–10 | 3–8 | 8–12 | 10–11 | 8–9 | 9–16 | 7–9 | 8–10 | 0 / 81 | 62–90 | 41% | ||||
Clay Win–Loss | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 9–6 | 14–12 | 11–9 | 6–9 | 15–13 | 12–9 | 7–7 | 5–9 | 1 / 80 | 81–83 | 49% | ||||
Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0 / 14 | 5–14 | 26% | ||||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–2 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 16–19 | 17–21 | 19–23 | 18–22 | 24–24 | 21–27 | 14–16 | 14–21 | 1 / 175 | 148–187 | 44% | ||||
Win (%) | 0% | 38% | 67% | 0% | 46% | 45% | 45% | 45% | 50% | 44% | 47% | 40% | 44.18% | ||||||
Year-end ranking | 434 | 190 | 163 | 116 | 69 | 76 | 93 | 75 | 48 | 34 | 26 | $6,709,489 |
Doubles[]
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% |
French Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | NH | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
US Open | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | |
Win–Loss | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0 / 22 | 10–22 | 31% |
Significant finals[]
ATP Masters 1000 finals[]
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2019 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay | Fabio Fognini | 3–6, 4–6 |
ATP career finals[]
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2019 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Masters 1000 | Clay | Fabio Fognini | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2019 | Croatia Open Umag, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | Attila Balázs | 7–5, 7–5 |
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2014 | Croatia Open Umag, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | Franko Škugor | František Čermák Lukáš Rosol |
4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 1–1 | May 2015 | Istanbul Open, Turkey | 250 Series | Clay | Radu Albot | Robert Lindstedt Jürgen Melzer |
6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Win | 2–1 | Sep 2019 | Chengdu Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | Nikola Čačić | Jonathan Erlich Fabrice Martin |
7–6(11–9), 3–6, [10–3] |
Team competition[]
Finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)[]
Result | W–L | Date | Team competition | Surface | Partner/Team | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2013 | Davis Cup, Belgrade, Serbia | Hard (i) | Novak Djokovic Nenad Zimonjić Ilija Bozoljac |
Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek Lukáš Rosol Jan Hájek |
2–3 |
Win | 1–1 | Jan 2020 | ATP Cup, Sydney, Australia | Hard | Novak Djokovic Nikola Milojević Viktor Troicki Nikola Ćaćić |
Rafael Nadal Roberto Bautista Agut Pablo Carreño Busta Albert Ramos Viñolas Feliciano López |
2–1 |
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals[]
Singles: 16 (11 titles, 5 runner–ups)[]
Legend |
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ATP Challenger (6–2) |
ITF Futures (5–3) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2009 | Serbia F5, Sombor | Futures | Clay | Aleksandar Slović | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2010 | Serbia F1, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Oleksandr Nedovyesov | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 2010 | Serbia F4, Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | Aldin Šetkić | 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | Aug 2010 | Italy F22, Este | Futures | Clay | Matteo Viola | 5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2010 | Egypt F5, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Miljan Zekić | 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Mar 2011 | Italy F2, Cividino | Futures | Hard | Andrea Stoppini | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 4–3 | Mar 2011 | Italy F3, Foggia | Futures | Clay | Walter Trusendi | 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 6–2 |
Win | 5–3 | Oct 2011 | Croatia F10, Umag | Futures | Clay | Andrey Kuznetsov | 6–4, 0–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 5–4 | Jul 2012 | Orbetello, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Roberto Bautista Agut | 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 6–4 | Aug 2012 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Farrukh Dustov | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 7–4 | Jun 2013 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Robin Haase | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 7–5 | Jun 2013 | Blois, France | Challenger | Clay | Julian Reister | 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 8–5 | Nov 2013 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Julian Reister | w/o |
Win | 9–5 | Sep 2015 | Banja Luka, BiH | Challenger | Hard | Victor Hănescu | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 10–5 | Jul 2017 | Båstad, Sweden | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Mayer | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 11–5 | Apr 2018 | Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard | Denis Kudla | 6–4, 6–0 |
Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner–ups)[]
Legend |
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ATP Challenger (0–1) |
ITF Futures (4–1) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2008 | ITF Belgrade, Serbia | Futures | Clay | Nikola Čačić | David Savić Miljan Zekić |
7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2009 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Futures | Clay | Nikola Ćirić | Oscar Burrieza-Lopez Javier Marti |
4–6, 6–1, [9–11] |
Win | 2–1 | May 2010 | ITF Sarajevo, BiH | Futures | Clay | Miljan Zekić | Mirza Bašić Zlatan Kadrić |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 3–1 | Aug 2010 | ITF Novi Sad, Serbia | Futures | Clay | Ilija Vučić | Javier Herrera-Eguiluz Brendan Moore |
7–5, 5–7, [10–8] |
Win | 4–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Futures | Clay | Miljan Zekić | Alexander Lobkov Alexander Rumyantsev |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8) |
Loss | 4–2 | Sep 2015 | Sibiu Open, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Ilija Bozoljac | Victor Crivoi Petru-Alexandru Luncanu |
4–6, 3–6 |
Record against other players[]
Record against top 10 players[]
- Lajović's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in bold (ATP World Tour, Grand Slam and Davis Cup main draw matches).
- Karen Khachanov 4–0
- Lucas Pouille 3–1
- Fernando Verdasco 3–2
- Gilles Simon 2–0
- Jack Sock 2–0
- Mikhail Youzhny 2–0
- Daniil Medvedev 2–1
- Juan Martín del Potro 1–0
- Richard Gasquet 1–0
- Andrey Rublev 1–0
- Janko Tipsarević 1–0
- Nicolás Almagro 1–1
- Grigor Dimitrov 1–1
- David Goffin 1–1
- Kei Nishikori 1–2
- Milos Raonic 1–2
- Stefanos Tsitsipas 1–2
- Pablo Carreño Busta 1–3
- Diego Schwartzman 1–3
- Dominic Thiem 1–5
- John Isner 1–6
- Tomáš Berdych 0–1
- Fabio Fognini 0–1
- Tommy Haas 0–1
- Juan Mónaco 0–1
- Tommy Robredo 0–1
- Denis Shapovalov 0–1
- Novak Djokovic 0–2
- Roger Federer 0–2
- Gaël Monfils 0–2
- Radek Štěpánek 0–2
- Stan Wawrinka 0–2
- Kevin Anderson 0–3
- Marin Čilić 0–3
- Rafael Nadal 0–3
- Jo Wilfried Tsonga 0–3
- Alexander Zverev 0–3
- Roberto Bautista Agut 0–4
- * As of 18 August 2021
Top 10 wins[]
- He has a 5–20 (20.0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
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Wins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | DLR |
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2018 | |||||||
1. | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | 3R | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | 95 |
2. | Grigor Dimitrov | 8 | China Open, China | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | 55 |
2019 | |||||||
3. | Kei Nishikori | 6 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 | 44 |
4. | Dominic Thiem | 5 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Clay | 3R | 6–3, 6–3 | 48 |
2021 | |||||||
5. | Daniil Medvedev | 3 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | Hard | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | 27 |
- * As of 3 March 2021
References[]
- ^ "Dusan Lajovic". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ ATP Rankings
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- ^ "Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Rankings | Doubles | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "VELIKI TRIJUMF Dušan Lajović srušio Iznera".
- ^ "Cuevas Beats Monteiro in Sao Paulo QFS 2016 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Lajovic Lifts Maiden Trophy In Umag". ATP Tour. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Bio".
- ^ NOVI TENISKI HEROJ, DUCI LAJOVIĆ - SKROMNI MOMAK IZ KOMŠILUKA: Stara Pazova, Laboratorija kafe i prelepa doktorka!, 20 April 2019, retrieved 20 September 2020
- ^ "Five Things To Know About Dusan Lajovic".
External links[]
- Dušan Lajović at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Dušan Lajović at the International Tennis Federation
- Dušan Lajović at the Davis Cup
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Serbian male tennis players
- Sportspeople from Belgrade